Looking at the two people kneeling on the ground, kowtowing desperately, the faces of the high priest and Qingcheng County Sheriff were ugly.
Especially the high priest, who originally thought that this dispatch would be a famous one. He summoned more than ten thousand natives.
He was just waiting for an order to take down Su Qi'an in one fell swoop. This was a good time, but these two bastards dared to deceive them in public.
Fortunately, Qingcheng County Sheriff responded quickly and said directly, "Come here, arrest these two bastards and torture them severely when you get back."
Then he turned his eyes and looked at Su Qi'an and said, "Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your help. If Mr. Hou hadn't been able to discern people, we might have been deceived."
"It seems that today's matter was a misunderstanding. I would like to apologize to the Marquis here."
"Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, we both have official duties, so we won't stay here any longer. I will take my leave. Next time I have time, I will definitely invite the Marquis to visit the county."
With that said, Qingcheng County Sheriff wanted to lead his troops and leave.
Qingcheng County Sheriff's calculation was very good. He came and left as soon as he said it. He really thought that he could fool Su Qi'an with just a few words of submission?
"Haha, what the governor said is really an understatement. Originally, I am not a fussy person."
"However, your two subordinates really don't know what the world is up to. Even if they serve as envoys, they consider themselves the spokesperson of the state shepherd. What's even more exaggerated is that they want to blackmail me."
"Although I am not a big shot, I only carry a small amount of royal blood. Your Majesty has given me royal status due to your great love."
"I have something to ask, Lord Sheriff. Can the crime of offending the royal family and extorting money from the royal family be dismissed lightly?"
Su Qi'an's voice was not loud, but it was full of majesty, which suddenly made the atmosphere on the field feel low.
The two people sitting on the horse clenched their fists and wanted to kill someone.
How could they have two such stupid subordinates? Damn it, they are not so courageous.
When they were asked to go to read out the state pastoral order, they had been warned not to be arrogant and to just handle this matter honestly.
In the end, this is how these two idiots did things? This is not digging a hole for him.
Su Qi'an's royal status has indeed not played much role since leaving Xizhou.
But this does not mean that anyone can be bullied or even blackmailed at will.
The most basic dignity of the royal family is there, who would look for trouble and do such stupid things.
But it happened that these two idiots under him had offended Su Qi'an and concealed it, and even made up random things to encourage them to send troops.
This directly caused the two of them to find themselves in a difficult situation. Now they wanted to kick them to death immediately.
The corner of the county magistrate's mouth twitched, and he looked at Su Qi'an with an apologetic expression.
"Master Marquis, this matter is due to my lax discipline. Let's do this. Let the two of them be handed over to the Marquis. Whether they are punished or killed, it is up to the Marquis to decide. I will never ask anything about it."
"Sir, please spare your life. We will never dare to do it again." Their expressions changed and they kowtowed to beg for mercy.
"Shut up! If you say one more thing, I will let you die now, you bastards." The high priest cursed angrily, shocking the two of them.
Su Qi'an did not accept the governor's proposal. The two big fish he finally caught were specially waiting for the two of them here. How could they be settled so easily.
No matter what I say today, the two of them must be bled.
Su Qian shook his head and said, "Master Sheriff, leave these two things to me. I still think my hands are dirty, so I'll leave them to you."
"You have finally come to Tucheng County. Let's take this opportunity to visit and talk about how to solve this problem."
Su Qi'an had an inviting gesture on his face, but the faces of the soldiers behind him were filled with evil spirits.
Not only that, in the distance around them, the county guard clearly heard the dull sound of footsteps.
This is an ambush!
With just a quick glance, you can tell that the five hundred soldiers led by the county guard
, have been surrounded by Su Qi'an's army. As for how many there are, the county guard doesn't know.
Although there were more than 10,000 natives following them, judging from Qingcheng County Sheriff's understanding of Su Qi'an,
If they really take action, Su Qian's five thousand army will definitely swarm them.
Maybe around the ambush, five thousand troops have been assembled and on standby, waiting for orders to attack at any time.
Originally, they had no name this time. If they really took action, they wouldn't get any benefits.
Judging from Su Qi'an's appearance, he just wanted to make the matter bigger. It was best to alarm Zhou Mu again, because he was justified. No matter where the trouble was, Su Qi'an had the advantage.
The Sheriff's eyes flashed and his mind turned rapidly. He quickly thought of something and said.
"I appreciate the kindness of the Marquis. We are both on official business, so we won't bother you any more. It was our fault in today's matter. Let's do this. We will pay 10,000 taels as compensation, plus various kinds of silk and satin. Two hundred horses, what do you think?"
"Thirty thousand taels of silver, a thousand bolts of various kinds of silk and satin, fifty shi of grain, plus five thousand homeless prisoners from these places, that's all."
Su Qi'an spoke directly, which shocked the county guard and the high priest.
"Sure enough, this kid has been waiting for us here. He is really sinister." The two of them said in their hearts.
Although they were prepared, they were still shocked by Su Qian's asking price.
This brat is like a lion.
It's okay for the refugee prisoners. Anyway, there are so many things in Jiaozhou that you can just pick them up. On the contrary, the first three items are at least several times higher.
This is just robbery, if nothing else. Su Qi'an's suppression of bandits some time ago yielded a huge harvest, including tens of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention some miscellaneous things.
And who knows if Su Qian got anything good while in the bandits' den.
This condition is already very high, and it makes them suffer a lot.
The high priest said coldly, "Master Su, is your asking price a bit outrageous? Jiaozhou is not richer than other states. It is not rich to begin with. If you open your mouth, even if you sell us, you won't be able to raise it for a while." "
"Really? Since we can't come up with it, I won't embarrass you two. Please report this matter directly to the governor. If necessary, send a message to Kyoto at the same time. I am actually very curious. Now I have offended the royal family. Do people really have the bargaining power?"
As soon as these words came out, the high priest's face turned pale. He wanted to have a fit, but was stopped by Qingcheng County Sheriff.
Qingcheng County Sheriff was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "I am waiting for this matter. The Marquis has put forward this condition, and we can only accept it."
"But please give us a month, Lord Marquis. After all, these things are not a small amount, and it will take a while to put them together."
"If the Marquis is in a hurry, we can first gather the refugee prisoners from each county. This matter can be done in less than three days. What do you think, Marquis?"
Su Qi'an pretended to be in deep thought, was silent for a while, nodded, and said, "This person can be released in advance, but I have to take a step back for the preparations. They must be delivered within half a month."
"Okay, then it's settled." This time, Qingcheng County Sheriff happily agreed.
Chen Dao, who was standing behind Su Qi'an, clasped his hands and had a bit of excitement on his face, but he restrained himself.
Others thought that Su Qi'an wanted another group of refugee prisoners to do some tricks for himself and to serve him.
In fact, the counties Su Qi'an named just now are where the only remaining members of the Chen Dao family live.
Chen Dao did not expect Su Qi'an to find out the news about his clan members as soon as possible.
When he first came to Su Qi'an, he couldn't do anything, so he asked Su Qi'an to help. This was unreasonable.
As for his current identity, Chen Dao takes his position very seriously. He never thinks of himself as a prince or a young man, but is just an ordinary civilian.
Unexpectedly, in less than half a day, Su Qi'an would handle this matter. How could this not make Chen Dao excited?
He secretly swore in his heart that from now on, he would be Su Qi'an's leader and he would go through fire and water.
, without hesitation.
Su Qian didn't pay attention to what Chen Dao was thinking, but based it on his conversation with Qingcheng County Sheriff.
After settling the matter for the time being, Qingcheng County Sheriff got down to business, which was about the content of the state pastoral order. He hoped that Su Qi'an could cooperate.
Originally, he didn't need to come forward personally to deal with this matter, but he had no choice but to mention it because he got involved with these two idiots.
Su Qian's reply this time was very straightforward. He agreed. He just needed to give him a few days to prepare.
As for how many people he will bring with him to suppress bandits this time, and when he will set out, there is no comment.
Seeing that there was no result from the inquiry, Qingcheng County Sheriff knew that there was no point in staying there. There were tens of thousands of natives not far behind them.
If you continue to linger and get no news, as time goes by, there is a fear that something unexpected will happen.
Anyway, it was confirmed that Su Qi'an would be dispatched this time. As for when to set off, it had nothing to do with him. He just had to wait and see.
After chatting with Su Qi'an for a few words, Qingcheng County Sheriff accepted the offerer's hand and turned around to leave.
Just when he was about to start, Su Qian's voice sounded.
"The Sheriff and the High Priest are ready to go, but I won't send you off. By the way, I have one thing to say. It's too hot during this time. Don't let those subordinates suffer from heatstroke. After all, there are too many people. If they are all piled together, there will be hidden dangers.”
Qingcheng County Sheriff turned around and his body froze. Although his face remained calm, his heart was in turmoil.
They were not fools. Su Qian's obvious reminder was obviously a warning to them.
The two of them put their horses between their legs and led the people away as quickly as possible.
Su Qi'an looked at this scene with a smile on his lips. Wu Yong beside him looked at the two people walking away and said with some regret.
"If sir had given the order just now, let alone the five hundred of them, even the ten thousand natives behind would have made dumplings directly. It's a pity that they were let go like this."
"Haha, I didn't plan to take action this time. Of course, if they do, I won't mind making dumplings for them."
"Don't worry, if there is a first time, there will be a second time. Keeping them for the time being will be good for the development of Tucheng. When the time comes, we will make them spit out all their capital and profits."
"Let's go back home and discuss with Fumi Yan how to send troops later."
